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Bow
Object Number 56-28-20/19803
Display Title Bow
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bow, wood, tapered to notched ends, grooved finger grip, twisted bowstring
Classification
  • Bow
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Seri
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Tabasco
Central America / Mexico / Sonora
Additional Geographic Terms Tecomate; Tiburon Island
Materials Wood, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 182.7 x 2.9 x 3.1 cm (71 15/16 x 1 1/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 56-28-20/19803

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